Moving toy



A. COUVREUR Aug. 3, 1937'.

MOVING TOY Filed March 31, 1934 j f a i Patented Aug. 3, 1937 PATENT" QFFIcE MOVING TOY Alm Couvreur, Renaix, Belgium Application March 31, 1934, Serial No. 718,151

In Germany April '7, 1933 3 Claims.

In moving toys such as for instance locomotives travelling' upon rails, it has been proposed to stop such running toys by means of a brake controlled by a mechanical part of the toy, said brake acting upon the driving wheel when at a given moment the locomotive strikes an abutment fixed upon the rail. Such abutments arranged upon or at the side of the rails made it only possible to stop at the place where such abutments have been previously fixed. Also the working of such devices was generally irregular and often caused the falling of the toy.

On moving toys which do not travel upon rails, it has not yet been proposed to use such braking tric toys, 9. rheostat placed at the side of the rails was provided for interrupting the current in the circuit, in view 'of stopping the electric locomotive.- I J Thus it was only possible for a child to make use of elements fixed along the rails for controlling the movement of his toys, and in electric apparatus the rheostat would constitute some 35 of a rod. The elements used willthus be advantageously 'placedupon the toy itself, and the vital devices may be advantageously controlled so as to act directly upon the driving wheels of the toy.

The invention will be described hereafter with reference to the diagrammatic-figures illustrat-' ing variable applications according to the invention.

Fig. 1 illustrates in perspective view a toy loco- 45 motiv e with a braking device controlled according to the invention; a Fig. 2 illustrates a .toy locomotive with a. particular brake.

In Fig. 1, the locomotive i has a pair of wheels 50 2, the axle of which is driven by a known spring motor, wheels against which may act the brake 'shoes 3, mounted at the ends of a transverse shaft 4, the ends of which are pivoted in the side plates of the locomotive I. In-the central por- 55 tion, the shait 4 has a U-shaped bend 4', to

devices to control the movement thereof. In elec- The present invention has for its object to pro-- which is connected the rod 5 pivoted to the inwardly folded end of the lever 6 which, in turn, is pivoted at l to the side plate of the toy.

The other end of the lever B is-pivoted to a bar 8 having a notch 9 cooperating with the wall l provided with a port through which said bar 8 will pass. The notching 9, I0 is used for cooking the brake device and is secured by means of a weak spring 52. The end of thebar B is shaped as a handle H and forms part with a shaped rod ii, the end of which is overhead the roofing of the locomotive cabin.

For cocking the device, the handle II is shifted forward so as to make the notch 9 engage upon the wall Ill. Thus the return spring It will come under tension, said spring acting upon the lever ii and being fixed by one end to the wall of the toy.

For braking the travelling locomotive, a stroke of a rod upon the upper end of the bar ill will free the bar it and allow the spring It to act,

moving the lever ii, the rod and the crankshaft t, 4'. Thus the brakes will act upon the wheels.

In Fig. 2, the braking device is formed by means of two parallel discs ll, l8, mounted upon the shaft of the driving wheels 2. A braking device in the shape of a wedge it is arranged so as to be capable of engaging in an adjustable manner between the discs ill and ill, in order to perform a braking action. The wedge i9 is fixed to the end of a bar 20 passing through a guide bushing 2i fixed to the locomotive body. The upper end of the shait 20 passes through a guiding slot 22 and is pivoted to a swinging lever 23 which, in turn, is pivoted in a support 2t; the free. end of lever 23 engages a stirrup it.

In this case, the brake device will also be operated by the stroke of a stick and the brake may be released also by a stroke of the said stick upon the convenient portion of lever 23. It will thus be possible to brake, to release the brakes and to adjust the braking action for controlling the speed of the travelling toy.

The aforementioneddevices are applicable to electric toys as well as to mechanical toys. 0bviously, such improvements increase the interest of such toys, so that more combinations of toys and games are made possible.

The means used for improving travelling toys .in this way are very simple'and do not brin considerable modifications in the standardized manufacturing of such articles, and even the existing toys may be transformed according to the aforesaid arrangements;

.the cooked position, a thrust member integral with the system, and a second spring moving the system and shaft for an application'of the brake shoes when the system is released by the stroke of a rod on said thrust member.

2. In toys travelling on wheels, a brake formed by two parallel discs fixed upon the driving axle,

a wedge-shaped element capable of engaging the space intermediate the discs and braking same, an

upright rod fixed to the wedge-shapedelement and a lever pivoted at the upper part or the toy and connected to said rod and constituting a thrust member ifor the purpose set forth.

3. In travelling toys having mechanical elements provided on the toy to perform a braking action, a device adapted to operate said mechanical elements consisting in a rod and lever system fixed upon the toy and the terminal part of which is shaped asa thrust member adapted to be moved by a stroke of a rod, imparted from a distance and while the toy is travelling, said stroke of the rod imparting movement to said rod and lever system to brake the travel of the toy.

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